City Council

COUNCIL SPECIAL CONFERENCE MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 25, 2008 CITY HALL – 4:00 PM A Conference Meeting of the City Council of the City of Trenton, New Jersey, was held on the above date at 4:23 p.m. in the Council Conference Room, City Hall. The meeting was called to order by Council President Paul M. Pintella. Council President announced that adequate public notice had been provided to the public specifying the time and place for this meeting in accordance with the Open Public Meeting Act. Said notice was mailed to the Times and the Trentonian Newspapers, posted on the first floor bulletin board in City Hall, and filed in the City Clerk’s Office on February 15, 2008. The agenda for this meeting was mailed, posted and filed on February 25, 2008. ROLL CALL: Present: Messrs. Bethea, Coston, Ms. Lartigue, Messrs. Melone, Segura, Mr. Pintella – 6 Absent: Ms. Staton - 1 PRESENTATION: Introduction of FY 2008 City Budget and Public Hearing Appearance: Renee Haynes, Chief of Staff Jane Feigenbaum, Business Administrator Mrs. Jane Feigenbaum, Business Administrator presented an update on the meeting with the Division of Local Government Services. Mr. Zilinski and Mrs. Feigenbaum met with the Director of Local Government Services, and were notified that the City’s anticipated surplus would be reduced by $200,000. Taxes would increase from 12 to 13 cents. A detailed discussion was followed by a question and answer period. PUBLIC HEARING: FY 2008 City Budget: Councilwoman Lartigue motioned for Public Hearing on the FY 2008 City Budget, seconded by Councilman Melone. On Roll Call: Ayes: Messrs. Bethea, Coston, Ms. Lartigue, Messrs. Melone, Segura Mr. Pintella – 6 Absent: Ms. Staton - 1 Appearing James Fouse, 13 Cavell Avenue – Stated that there was something wrong with this Budget; there are a lot of things you can cut in this Budget; raising taxes every year is not the right thing to do. City Council Conference: Minutes February 25, 2005 1 Councilman Segura left the meeting at 4:50 pm. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION Reading and action on Resolution #08-91 RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE APPROVED FY 2008 MUNICIPAL BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF TRENTON The Resolution was moved by Councilman Pintella, seconded by Councilwoman Lartigue and adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Messrs. Bethea, Coston, Ms. Lartigue, Messrs. Melone, Mr. Pintella – 5 Absent: Mr. Segura, Ms. Staton - 2 Councilwoman Lartigue – (1) Asked Administration to look into hiring someone to deal with grants. (2) Also to apply for The Share Grant from DCA for a feasibility study on sharing services. She asked for the City of look into our revenue and the cost to run this City. (3) Schedule a Workshop on Grants. PUBLIC COMMENTS: None CIVIC MATTERS: None The meeting adjourned at 5:05 p.m. Respectfully submitted ___________________________ __________________________ PAUL M. PINTELLA JUANITA M. JOYNER CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT ACTING CITY CLERK City Council Conference: Minutes February 25, 2005 2